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Application for Graduation

Introduction

Students apply for graduation in their final term. Application deadlines are set by individual schools. For example, undergraduate students may have a different deadline than students graduating from the Weatherhead School of Management. 

If you want to make a change to your application after submitting it, you can edit it until the application deadline. See the last section for instructions. 

If you have questions about your application or the graduation process, please contact: 

Note: Commencement registration is a separate process from the SIS application for graduation. 

Students also need to register if they plan to attend the May commencement ceremonies. Registration is open from March 1 to April 1 each year on the commencement website. This is also where to find all ceremony details during the Spring semester. 

Apply

  1. Log in to SIS with your CWRU ID and associated passphrase. Your Student Home appears.
  2. Click the Academics tile, then the Graduation tile. The My Academic Programs page appears.
  3. Verify that the academic program listed is correct.
  4. Select the academic program or programs for which you want to apply by toggling the slider(s) to Yes then clicking the Apply button. If the slider is inactive or no programs are listed, your application isn’t currently open. Please check with your school for application dates. 

Expected Graduation Term

  1. Choose the term you are applying for by selecting a value from the dropdown. Only terms in which you can apply for graduation will be displayed.
  2. Read your school-specific graduation instructions carefully.
  3. Click Next. 

Diploma Name

  1. The name listed is how your name will appear on your diploma by default. After submitting your graduation application, you will receive an email with instructions for updating your legal name or requesting an alternative name to appear on your diploma.
  2. Click Next. 

Diploma Address

  1. Click the Add an Address button and enter an address where your diploma can be delivered, should it need to be mailed. Please do not use special characters or non-English characters as SIS may not be able to save or reproduce them correctly. You may update this address later, if necessary, by going to the Profile tile on the Student Home page.
  2. Click Next. 

Additional Information

  1. Click the lookup icon and select Yes or No to indicate if you would like your name to appear in the commencement program.
  2. Enter your phonetic name by writing your name based on how it sounds, rather than its standard spelling. For example, Sophia: So-FEE-uh or Ravish: RAV-eesh.
  3. Click Accept, then Next.
  4. Click Submit to complete the process. Within 24 hours of submitting your application, you will receive a confirmation email with additional information. 

This completes the process of applying for graduation. 

Edit Your Application 

  1. Navigate back to your Application for Graduation (Academics tile > Graduation tile). The My Academic Programs page appears.
  2. Under your degree, where it says Select to Edit, toggle the No to Yes. Then click the blue Edit button in the lower right corner.
  3. Make your change. Note: If you make a change to your Commencement Program answer or your Phonetic Name, you will need to click Accept to save your change.
  4. Resubmit by clicking Submit.

This completes the process of editing your applicaiton.